Broadbill, The Gladiator of the sea!
A Broadbill fishing trip would entail a night fishing trip. You would board the boat at around 5pm in the evening before cruising out into the deep blue waters of the Indian Ocean north of Nungwi only returning early the following morning. It is not unusual to have many strikes in a night although your fishing skills will determine how many of these powerful fish you can raise. Best times for Broadbill Swordfishing would be during the calm periods of March/April and Oct/November and the first 2 weeks of December. Fantastic fishing locally too ...
Close to shore along the west, north and east coast of Zanzibar, regular catches include Rainbow Runners, Bonito, Kingfish , Barracuda, Wahoo, Dorado and Sailfish.

The Seasons
There are two monsoon seasons that govern the weather here in Zanzibar. The "Kaskazi" which is the northeast monsoon and the "Kusi" which is the southeast monsoon. These two seasons are separated by very calm periods.

The Kusi starts anytime from around mid/end of march and continues to blow through to late October. The strongest winds encountered during “Kusi” would be during July/August. The kaskazi starts to blow any time from mid-November until mid-December and continues in to early March.

Typically the Kaskazi reaches its strongest during January with rough seas and strong winds. Usually from mid-February onwards the winds are becoming lighter and the seas calmer.